Rococco revival 1930's

If some one in the 1940's or the year of 2013 that combines style craftsmanship and comfortable furniture built to last.
this 3 piece set is a great example.

The last upholsterer left a coat of tacks and then upholstered again with a carpet stapler.

Quite a few hours getting the staple and tack lines clear and smooth.

The detail in the wood cleaned up with a toothbrush and restor-a-finish.

New nosing tailored with the curve of the frame base.

And a coat of cotton underneath.

And hand sewn seam to the decking.

 The cotton stuffings on the inside arms needed some freshening up.

 As well as the channels for the inside back.

 The channel back has mirrored and tapered flutes all assembled for uniform mirror tailoring.

 Shown below 4 channels stuffed.

 With the proper working of the channel stuffings there is minimal tailoring at the frame.

 Note the finished wood draws all the way to the deck.

 Kept nice and proud.

So they can be seen.

The outside backed with thin fabric and cotton with presewn together back to the arms with piping split and steamed.

 No waves

No puckers

No bumps

or dimples.

 Notice the fabric pattern is square to the frame.

 The decorative tacks really help this chair keep it's character.

 Nice clean intersections.

 The old seat cushion cover removed

fresh coat of cotton before packing.

 The seat cushion exact flow to the frame it sits above.

 What great hand carvings.

 Ready to serve!

And the other chair.

Tag below shows the original creators in Chicago.

 The burlap sill has plenty of life left in it.

A second backing will help in the decades to come.

 The inside arms with stepped down top and bottom really took quite a while to pattern out correctly.

Thanks for looking!



Arch Ottoman

This very original ottoman needs some attention.
The old burlap was really deteriorated.
Could be a hundred years or more.
Before WW1 I would say.

I drilled a couple holes so as not to use nailed buttons as they have a tendency to pop.

Older upholstery was always soft set with the backings.

Who's to argue with that.

Here shows the 1st 2 buttons attached.

14 buttons total.

Lots of fiddling to get this put up acceptable.

Double piping for the trim edge will not complicate the piece with gimp.

Button tufting is time consuming and challenging.

It tailored up acceptable.

There is always room for improvement in tufting as an art.

I keep trying to improve at it of course.

 Thanks for looking!



Camel Saddle Cushion

Look what trotted into the shop!
A really well built camel saddle.
The frame needs a bit of cleaning up
using the tools shown below.

 

A %80 feather and %20 down custom tailored insert will help give the cushion a nice heavy look which it deserves in keeping with the character of the saddle.

A set of pleats help it to relax in the arch.

A little puffy now.

But with time and use it should settle in for decades to come.

Thanks for looking!